Hordes of the Underdark Review
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The story flows well, the voice acting is well done, the graphical enhancements are beautiful. (As an unrelated aside responding to 'dated' graphics: I think the graphics are better than Morrowind and I always have. Especially the character models which, while no supermodels, are much more appealing than the fugly, fugly faces and bodies of, say, Morrowind (disclaimer: I know you can, and should, download fan content which addresses this aspect of Morrowind.. but I'm comparing original versions of games, not mods.)).
I had as much fun with this game as I did with Temple of Elemental Evil for exactly the opposite reasons: Fully realized and interesting NPCs as opposed to using my imagination, fast paced combat to turn based, strong story over - er - classic story. After I send this review off I'll probably be back into Hordes for another rampage through the depths of the world. I rarely complete a game more than twice, traditionally, and I completed both Temple and Hordes three times. Either my patience is increasing (not likely) or recent games are increasing in quality of replayability. I hope it's the latter ... though my crash-inducing soundcard hopes its the former, I'm sure.
